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Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned in Salmo and what I can build on it?

Salmo, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

In Salmo, zones are shown on Schedule B (Zoning Map) of Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, posted in the Village bylaw library. No online map or lookup tool was found. For help, call the Village Office at 250-357-9433.

Zoning map

Find your zone on the RDCK Public Web Map (zoning layer), then look it up below.

Zones in Salmo

From Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026. Adopted October 27, 2026; repeals Land Use Bylaw No. 489, 2001. The Village labels this PDF its website copy. The zoning map is Schedule B (one page, an image with no text layer). Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Residential zones

Public zones

Commercial zones

Mixed use zones

Rural zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneThe zones are shown on Schedule B (Zoning Map) of Zoning Bylaw #773, 2026, which is posted in the Village bylaw library. No online map or lookup tool was found.Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.2; Bylaw Library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
The extent of each zone is shown on Schedule "B" Zoning Map, which is incorporated in and forms part of this Bylaw.
773 – Zoning Bylaw 2026
Zoning bylawThe Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, adopted October 27, 2026. It repeals and replaces Land Use Bylaw No. 489, 2001.Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, Citation, readings · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026
Bylaw 489, 2001 is hereby repealed and replaced.
What the zone controlsFor each zone: permitted uses, lot size and frontage, site coverage, building size, setbacks and parking. Zones: R-1, MH-1, RM-1, ER-1, C-1, C-2, M-1, P-1 and RR-1.Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.1, 5.4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
For this Bylaw, the Village of Salmo is divided into the following zones:
Single and Two-Family Residential R-1
Rural Resource RR-1
The following uses, buildings and structures, and no others, are permitted in the R-1 zone:
ContactVillage of Salmo office: 250-357-9433, info@salmo.ca, 423 Davies Avenue.Contact, Contact page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
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Contact Ph: (250) 357-9433 Fax: (250) 357-9633 Email: info@salmo.ca Hours Monday to Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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BylawVillage of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026.Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, Citation · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026

How it works

The Village of Salmo's Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, adopted October 27, 2026, repeals and replaces Land Use Bylaw No. 489, 2001. It is posted in the Village's Bylaw Library, Village of Salmo. The posted copy is titled "Website Copy". The zones are on Schedule B (Zoning Map), and for each zone the bylaw sets permitted uses, lot size and frontage, site coverage, building size, setbacks and parking.

The zones are R-1, MH-1, RM-1, ER-1, C-1, C-2, M-1, P-1 and RR-1.

Steps

  1. Open the Zoning Bylaw from the bylaw library and find Schedule B (Zoning Map). The map pages are images.
  2. If you cannot tell which zone your lot is in, call the Village Office at 250-357-9433 or email info@salmo.ca with your address.
  3. Read that zone's section for permitted uses and limits.

Good to know

  • No online map or lookup tool was found on the Village website.
  • Lots may also need Development Permits under the Official Community Plan.
  • The Contact page does not name a planning contact; start with the Village Office at 423 Davies Avenue.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Bylaw Library, Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Contact, Village of Salmo (read 2026-11-08)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.